the summer we fell || jeremiah fisher

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(tw: mention of SA)

When i got outside Blake had been waiting for me i say hello and he greets me with a hug, before i could let myself into the car he had opened the car door for me and waited for me to get in.

"such a gentlemen" i say chuckling

"anything for a beautiful girl" he says looking at me

I arrived at the drive-in movie with Blake. He seemed nice and kind at the start, getting me a drink, popcorn and bringing a blanket for me, i thought it was going really well, but the longer I was with him, the more I felt uncomfortable and on edge.

He had, had the courage to slip his hand into mine intertwining our fingers during the movie, he eventually looked over at me and we made eye contact. He grabbed me gently and pulled me close, kissing me. I hesitated, and then kissed him back, unsure of what to do. I didn't know then, but that was the beginning of my nightmare.

Blake wanted to do much more than kiss me, but I froze up and said no. He refused to take no for an answer and began to push me further and further away from my boundaries, he slipped his hand down my top, i smacked his away hand and threw it off me.

"don't be so fucking boring lexi, just do what i want" he says getting annoyed

I felt powerless and scared, and I thought I was going to have to find a way to get myself out of this situation alone, blake grabs me again and started kissing me, trying to slip his hand down my top again.

"blake, stop please, i don't want to!" i yell with a shaky voice.

But then, miraculously, I heard a voice I recognized. It was my brother Steven, accompanied by Conrad and Jeremiah. They had come to my rescue and had seen the whole thing.

Jeremiah opened the car door and started punching Blake "don't fucking touch her you idiot, she told you to stop are you stupid!"

Steven and Conrad helped me get into their car while Jeremiah was punching the shit into this guy. I was elated to see Steven and relieved to be out of the situation I was in. I thought I had been alone, but my brother had come to my aid.

I was shaking as I got into the car. I felt safe, yet I felt exposed, vulnerable, and guilty all at the same time.

"Are you okay lex" my brother steven asked in a upset voice

"n- no" i say stuttering with a shaky voice.

Steven hugs me as i cry into his arms, we eventually get going as i really wanted to go home. My brother Steven was driving, and he looked as angry as I'd ever seen him, yet he seemed so strong and powerful too in a way.

I was sat in the back with Jeremiah, my head on his lap as he rubbed my back. Conrad was up front in shotgun next to steven, him and Steven all looked at me with a mix of sympathy and understanding.

"Are you ok?" Conrad asked, and I just nodded, not able to find the words to express what had just happened.

Steven said, "Don't be embarrassed or ashamed, we're here for you. We don't want you to feel like you have to carry this all on your own."

Conrad nodded in agreement and said, "Remember, you didn't do anything wrong. This is not your fault," he added.

I could feel my body relaxing slightly as their words sunk in. I knew it was true, I hadn't done anything wrong. Despite this, I couldn't seem to stop the tears that were streaming down my face.

The three of them got me home, and I felt a sense of peace that I hadn't felt in a long time, knowing that these boys would always have my back, but i couldn't help wonder why jeremiah still hasn't said a word to me, it's clear he still cared about me but why wasn't he talking to me.

I headed up to my room and took a long shower trying to wash the feeling of blake's hands still on me. I wanted to go talk to jeremiah after but i decided not to, I was too tired and upset to deal with him. I was heading to bed and my phone starts pinging, i look to see who it was from and it's from the kids group chat.

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I reply to my messages and get in bed, i stare at the ceiling wondering why jeremiah still wasn't talking to me, he seen with his own eyes what happened, and it's clear i need someone to be there but, there he was acting like a jerk still ignoring me. I don't even know what i had done so wrong for him to treat me like this, my thought eventually stop as my eyes get heavy and i fall asleep.